Preventing the Flu
Sunday, October 19, 2008
Did you know kids miss 38 million school days from the flu and parents miss 10 million work days to take care of them? Those are astonishing statistics and they can largely be prevented.What's even more troubling is there are 38,000 flu-related deaths each year. Richard Kanowitz lost his 4 1/2-year-old daughter in 2004 and wants to educate parents about getting their kids the flu vaccine.
Kanowitz's organization has partnered with the Parent Teacher Association (PTA) and Novartis Vaccines called to start the Let's Fight Flu Together! program.
PTA will host vaccination clinics for students and their families, teachers and community at participating schools and community centers. A complete list of scheduled clinics can be found at www.PTA.org/flushotclinics.
posted by The Mom Salon Editors @ 11:37 PM,
